Annette Rippert

Annette Rippert is a seasoned executive having served in key senior leadership roles at Accenture, including most recently as its Group Chief Executive – Strategy & Consulting until her retirement from Accenture.

In her roles at Accenture, Ms. Rippert led the firm’s global Strategy & Consulting business, transforming the advisory services portfolio by accelerating the use of technology, data, and AI to drive new, differentiated growth. She spearheaded the acquisition of more than 20 companies and introduced Accenture’s “Business Futures” thought leadership, creating a strong foundation for the future. Ms. Rippert also led Accenture’s Technology business in North America, pivoting the business to new areas including data, cloud, platform services, and software engineering. Throughout her distinguished career, she has helped clients digitally transform in key industries such as communications, media, technology, health, and public service.

Ms. Rippert was ranked first on The Consulting Report’s Top 25 Women Leaders in Consulting and was named to the HERoes Top 100 Women Executives list for her work in driving change to increase workplace gender diversity. In addition to her business achievements, Ms. Rippert serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Northwestern University.

Ms. Rippert holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree and a Master of Management degree, both from Northwestern University.